28 April 2009

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

I'm working nights this shift, six nights in a row. I get home in the morning and find my wife and our dog sitting on the sofa, cuppa Joe in Sara Jean's hand, catching up on what's goin' on in the world...Wife and dog both well rested from a good night's sleep.Sara Jean will then prepare for work while I sit in bed with laptop, Lucy alongside, napping, as I read email and scan my favorite blogs.

When I'm finished surfing and turn over to close my eyes, she'll crawl under the covers and take her normal position behind the crook of my knees. And there she'll stay until I wake, six or seven hours later.

Lucy obviously enjoys this hot bunking system. She sleeps soundly for eight hours with Sara Jean, then sleeps another seven or so hours with me. I've always known dogs (and obviously cats) sleep a lot, but I've become so much more aware of Lucy's sleeping habits now that she's getting out of bed with Sara Jean and right back into bed with me.

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I have four dogs who are jealous that Lucy gets to snuggle with her people for that long - they only get six to eight hours with me, maybe nine on weekends with TMBWitW - and they want to know when they can move east to live with you.

I had a 140 lbs. female Rott that would go into suspended-animation the moment I would leave for a night shoot only to re-animate the moment she heard my truck come onto the street the following morning.I would draw a glass of wine, we would walk into the back garden, watch the light change and then the Rott would give me that look and we would plunk down and she would sleep the day away while watching over me.God sure got a good dog when she left me.

Pretty much my experience too, Cary. But Lucy sleeps on my lap, so if I move she knows it instantly. My standard poodle used to sleep with his muzzle on one of my feet... I can only assume for the same reason.Smart?

Okay, so I'll edit my remarks - my dog is up and about if I am up and about and I don't just me out of bed. If I'm doing things around the house, she's sleeping, but if I'm outside she's right there with me.

And so far, I can't get up without her knowing it. All I have to do is pick up my shoes and she knows we're heading out and she stays right on my heels.